Berry-box.



`C. R. VAN OSDEL.

BERRY BOX.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 1, 191s.

1,101,479'. x Patented June 23, 1.1914.

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CHARLES R. VAN OSDEL, OF MONROVIA, CALIFORNIA.

BERRY-BOX.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented June 23, 1914..

Application led May 1, 1913. Serial No. 764,908.

To all' whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES-R. VA

fOsDEL, a citizen of the United States, re-v siding at Monrovia', in thecounty of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in .Berry-Boxes; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use. the same.

This invention' comprehendsl improvements in berry boxes and has for itsprincipal object the provision of a` box of this v type, which shall beof extremely strong and tain novel features of construction,combination, and'arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter! describedand claimed.

For a completeunderstanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a viewl of the blank from which my improved box is formed,and, Fig. 2 is a perspective view, showing one box supported uponanother of the same construction.

In the following description and accompanying drawings, similar partswill be referred to and designated like characters of reference.

My improved box is preferably formed of a single sheet of suitablematerial, and comprises a bottom 5, sides 6, ends 7, and end flaps 8. Asshown in Fig. 1, the blank from which the box is formed is rectangularin shape and creased lightly along theA dotted lines so as to' permitthe sides and ends being extended lat an angle to the bottom and the endiiaps being folded a ainst the ends 7. It will be noted that t e sides 6are slightly longer than the bottom 5 so that when the box is set up,the end flaps 8 will lie parallel with the ends 7. The difference inlength' between the sides 6 and bottom 5 is equal to the combinedthickness of the ends. To permit the box being set up without danger ofsplitting the material from which it is formed, I round t`he corners ofthe ends 7, as indicated by the numeral' 9. Supporting projections 10are formed upon the ends 7 by stamping themj from the bottom 5, asclearly shown in Fig. 1. If desired, the side walls and bottom of thebox maybe provided with Ventilating openings 11, which may be of anydesired shape.

When the box is set up ready for use, the corresponding end flaps 8overlap each other and are disposed upon the exterior of the ends 7 inwhich position they are retained by suitable fasteners 12. Referring toFig. 2, itwill be seen that the ends 7 project above the sides v6 of thebox, and that the supporting projections 10 extend downwardly in thesame plane as the former. Whenthe boxes are stacked the bottom of onerests upon the end pieces 7 of the next lower box and the extensions 10are sprung outwardly so as to engage the exterior faces of said endpieces and rest upon the end flaps 8, as clearly shown in the drawing.

This construction spaces the boxes from one another and this is animportant feature of my invention because it permits the boxes beinglled to overflowing without the berries being crushed. When the cratesof berries are shipped it is desirous to have the berry boxes appearwell filled when they reach their destination, and therefore it isnecessary that they be lled to overflowing at the point of shipmentbecause it 'is well known that a settlement will take place during thepassage.

The peculiar construction of my box and the Ventilating openings 11insure a free circulation of air both around the box and through thecontents thereof and this is an important consideration because itinsures the fruit against rapid decay. In boxes of this type, the ends 7tend to warp considerably when moistened by contact with the fruit, andto prevent this, I provide the inwardly extending projections 13, whichare stamped from the sides 6 adjacent the vertical edges thereof. kTheseprojections re- 'main attached to the sides at their inner` ends andwhen pressed inwardly a slight distance, will engage at their outer endsthe end walls 7. These projections coperate with the fasteners 12 andeectually pre- Vent the end Walls from warping.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, it will befseen that I have provided a berry box which can beformed froma single sheet of material and which is admirably adapted forthe purpose in view, namely, the transportation of berries in crateswithout danger of their being crushed and decaying prematurely. It 1s tobe noted that the end aps 8 not only serve to brace the ends 7 but alsoact as a Asupport for the extensions 10 carried by the next highest box.These extensions retain the boxes in proper position when stacked intiers and also provide Ventilating openings in the bottom 5.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment ofmyinvention, it is to be understood that minor changes may be made in theconstruction thereof, such as shall occur to me from time to time,

without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. i

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is A box formed of asingle sheet of material, and comprising a bottom, side walls and endwalls disposed in planes at right angles to the plane of the bottom, endflaps carried by the side walls and engaging the outer faces of the. endwalls, said end walls bein extended above the upper ed es of the side'walls and end aps, and .projections stamped from the bottom and carriedupon the lower edges of the end walls, said progections being adapted torest upon the end gage the extended ofsaid second box.

In testimony in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES R. VAN osDEL. Witnesses I W. W. BEARDSLEY, C. H. MUsoN.

portions of the end walls epending v aps of a second box and enwhereof Iax my signature

